Israel launches airstrike on missile base in Syria

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The last alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria was in early JulyJACK GUEZ/AFP/GETTY

Nicholas BlanfordBeirut

Last updated at 12:01AM, November 1 2013

Israeli warplanes attacked a missile base near the Syrian coastal city of
Latakia, US officials said last night, in a strike aimed at weapons destined
for the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia.

One Syrian opposition source, a defector from air force intelligence, said
Israeli jets had struck a strategic missile battery near the village of Ain
Shikak where President Assad’s forces kept long-range Russian missiles. US
officials said the target was a consignment of Russian-built S125
surface-to-air missiles.

If it is confirmed that Israel was responsible for Wednesday night’s strike ,
it would be the fifth such attack since January. The Latakia
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